Lots of dark blue headed birds.

It’s Grackle season. ✨

A family of Ravens is putting the goth back in gothic at NYC's largest cathedral--St John the Divine. There are five mouths to feed, so the parents are staying busy! ⛪️⛪️⛪️ #Ravens #Cathedral #birding

Two crows painted to make a heart shape within a heart of pink flowers and foliage.

Morning.
🖼️ Bleeding Heart Crows, Kelly Louise Judd.

Trees shrouded in fog.

The day starts in outline and shape.✨

The Caped Chickadee.

#birds #art #linocut #linoprint #printmaking #chickadee

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A triptych of a wagtail painted on vintage florentine folding panels.

Today’s moment of calm
Little dotty wagtail
If you know you know 😉

Painting of a woman in a half-length pose, seated and facing forward in early 17th century dress. She wears a wide-brimmed black hat with a gold band and a large, multi-layered white ruff. She has an embroidered dress featuring ornate gold and floral patterns. Over this, she wears a black sleeveless overgown. To her left, a small, decorative item—possibly a pomander or scent bottle—hangs from her waist. She also wears bracelets and rings on her hands. Dark background.

Hello Monday.
Portrait of an Unknown Lady, Robert Peake, 1623.

Photo of a orange and black ceramic vessel with round base and trumpet like opening, all against a grey background

Kenyan born artist Magdalene Odundo, considered one of the premier ceramicists working today #womensart

Pictorial textile artwork featuring an interior with a standing Black woman next to a child in a chair near a table in a room with white walls and tiled floor

Malawi artist Billie Zangewa, Mother and child, 2015, silk tapestry #WomensArt

Stained glass window with image of a peacock with tail open facing forwards

East window, St. John, Honiley, Warks, UK 1924 by Theodora Salusbury, English artist in the Arts & Crafts style, the peacock was her signature #WomensArt

Iran Says Hormuz Strait Will Close Two Years for Renovations The Strait of Hormuz board, packed with cronies of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, also approved a plan to put Khamenei’s name on the renovated waterway.

www.borowitzreport.com/p/iran-says-...

Anyone know whether today is a ‘ceasefire’ day or a ‘destroy your civilisation’ day yet?

Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

The sooner the better.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Well, at least the BBC is covering this.

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures | TechCrunch Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."

Any candidate that takes money from Palantir should not receive your vote.

Co-founder Joe Lonsdale is pouring millions into a PAC to buy off Democrats, especially in California.

techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/p...

Iran Says Hormuz Strait Will Close Two Years for Renovations The Strait of Hormuz board, packed with cronies of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, also approved a plan to put Khamenei’s name on the renovated waterway.

www.borowitzreport.com/p/iran-says-...

Painting of flying birds in different colours and flying in different directions against a white background

'Les courants (the currents)' series by Montreal artist Dominique Fortin #WomensArt

Fox sat at a table in front of his den house, illustration.

Sunday plans:
🖼️ Vilko Gliha Selan

Today is the 2 year anniversary of when I met the Ravens. They just checked me out from a distance then! Here is some of my fav footage: them courting, feeding each other, barrel rolling and some of their vocalisations. They are the most amazing birds and I am so lucky to have them!

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' illustrations, 1959 by Finnish artist and Moomins creator Tove Jansson #WomensArt

Floral pattern embroidery against a black background with red pink and white flowers

Traditional Polish folk embroidery #WomensArt

Painting with a scene looking over houses and gardens under a blue sky with grey clouds in which swifts fly

Rooftops, 2022 by Emma Haworth, contemporary London-based painter #WomensArt

Painting of different coloured tulips in two glass vases on a grey surface against a white background

Tulips, c. 2000 by Elizabeth Blackadder #WomensArt #April

Monochrome photograph featuring the head and shoulders of a white woman facing left with short dark hair, wearing a shirt and jacket

Portrait of pioneering Irish Modernist architect and designer Eileen Gray, Paris, 1926 by photographer Berenice Abbott #WomensArt

Destroying the USA

This image is a political illustration from the German newspaper Die Zeit depicting a confrontation between a Pope and a US President.

The artwork is titled "Pope Leo XIV" and portrays a tension-filled scene between the two figures.

For how long will the US allow itself to be ruled by a megalomaniac and madman?

Elon Musk summoned by French prosecutors after 15-month probe Paris prosecutors have been investigating a wide range of alleged abuses by X and its owner since January 2025. The billionaire has been summoned for a voluntary interview on Monday.

Elon Musk summoned by French prosecutors after 15-month probe

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/